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The Big Three
A long time ago there was a young and beautiful tiger that lived in the forest. The tiger was arrogant, rude and completely obsessed with himself. The tiger would spend hours and hours looking on the mirror and telling himself he was better than any other animal of the forest. He lived in the best tree of the forest because he thought of himself superior to everyone else. He would go for long walks so the other animals could admire his beauty. During his long walks, he always stopped at a monkey´s house just to piss him off. The monkey wasn´t really handsome but was charismatic, funny and a great friend to everyone in the forest. Unfortunately for the tiger, no matter how hard he tried he could never piss off the monkey. The monkey was always polite to everyone, even the tiger.
“Hey you, ugly monkey, come outside” the tiger said.
“Good afternoon Mister, wait just a second I am coming out.” the monkey screamed from his window.
“I don´t have all day you slow monkey”
“Here I am! What do you need Mister?”
“I was just wondering if you ever wish you were me? Of course you wish you had my beautiful hair and my big teeth.”
“Sometimes I wish I lived in that beautiful tree of yours, but no, not really. I am happy with what I have.”
“Don´t fool yourself, of course you are not happy with that ugly face. See you later
monkey.” The tiger said as he disappeared through the threes.
“Good bye Mr. Tiger, remember that beauty isn´t everything!”
The years passed and the tiger became embittered because his beauty started to fade away. He stared to lose his strength as well, to the point that it was really difficult for him to walk. He was always alone and had no friends and family. On the other hand, the monkey got married, had kids and a lot of friends. He lived in the same small tree with his family. For two weeks the tiger didn´t gave his daily walks through the forest and nobody really cared, except the monkey. He got concerned and paid him a visit.
“Monkey I am so glad you are here! I can´t really walk anymore and I have no one to help me. You were right, my beauty is of no use right now. I am all alone and I will stay like that till I die.”
“You are not alone. I am here to tell you that it is never too late to turn your life around”
Since that day the monkey and the tiger became best friends. The tiger apologized with everyone in the forest and everyone would visit him in his big tree.
